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By Special Guest Blogger Janice Portaro Note from Andrea: The following blog post was contributed through the Living The Spirit Today invitation on my site. I invite readers to submit true life examples of how they are living a Don’t Die Spirit. I have had the privilege of working with Janice since she reluctantly attended...

by Andrea Goeglein “The doctor said there was only a 2% chance I would survive with the type of brain cancer I have. I said to him, ‘Why can’t I be that 2%?’ and then I said, ‘I am that 2%!” I sat up and took notice as Dawn Feusi spoke those words. I remember...

by Andrea Goeglein Literally, don’t die. It is an idea I am not sure about. When I teach to literally live the Don’t Die™ spirit, I am suggesting you should strive to live with resilience and perseverance today and everyday. What I know is living a Don’t Die spirit continually requires responsibility. In this TED talk, Juan...

By Andrea Goeglein Every so often I encounter a person who is a example of a living spirit — a person who is living what it means to be brave. In those moments, I get to experience exactly what I am trying to live and teach. Nothing clarifies a purpose more than seeing what it...

My Story By Maria Anderson Twenty-eight years of my life were spent in shackles of the worst kind, the ones you can’t see from the outside. Abandonment, drug addiction, abuse and judgment from the people who should have loved me, losing my children because I couldn’t care for them—I could easily have given up. But...

by Andrea Goeglein What if looking for beauty every day was a natural part of your day? Do you think your mood and emotional well-being would benefit? Research suggests that, in fact, it would. The trick to finding beauty in our everyday lives is to look for it wherever you go. And be present enough...

by Andrea Goeglein Do you know how often a hummingbird rests? A lot more, and a lot deeper, than you might have thought. It seems hummingbirds know instinctively what humans have to learn: rest and sleep allow for the highest level and quality of engagement in life. You may have noticed I have not written...

by Andrea Goeglein When you are motivated to do something, you have a reason for acting or behaving in a particular way. Inspiration on the other hand is the ‘process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.’ So the question I have for you is this: Would you...

By Andrea Goeglein Why is a three letter word that can open the door to greater personal awareness. Why do you do the work you do? Why do you live where or how you live? Why do you love the people you love? Why do you choose not to have some people in your life?...